{"id":317196,"date":"2026-02-12T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dawsons-creek-star-james-van-der-beek-dies-aged-48\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T00:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:00:53","slug":"dawsons-creek-star-james-van-der-beek-dies-aged-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dawsons-creek-star-james-van-der-beek-dies-aged-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawson&#8217;s Creek star James Van Der Beek dies aged 48"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/y4eZIzteHnQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dies aged 48\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y4eZIzteHnQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>James Van Der Beek, who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in Dawson\u2019s Creek and in later years mocking his own persona, has died at the age of 48. 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